Keywords: Theodore Jewett
Item 7571
Letter from Ted Jewett to Robert Robison, 1829
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1829-12-05 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
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The astronomical arrival of winter -- also known as the winter solstice -- marks the year's shortest day and the season of snow and cold. It usually arrives on December 21.
